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Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
FACTS:
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32% of adverse events leading to hospitalizations are due to medications.
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Medication problems plague people of all ages as well as families, caregivers, and the entire health care system.
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33-50% of patients are adherent to prescribed medications. Poor medication adherence exacts a heavy toll by resulting in unnecessary illness, disability, and premature deaths, and costs as much as $290 billion a year in unnecessary healthcare spending.
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Medication-related problems and medication mismanagement are a massive public health problem in the U.S.
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Medication-related errors are a top preventable cause of serious adverse health events and avoidable readmissions.
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Non-optimized medication therapy results in 275,689 deaths per year.
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Estimated 1.5 million preventable adverse events occur each year that result in $177 billion in injury and death.
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Nearly one in five Medicare patients discharged from the hospital is readmitted within 30 days – that’s approximately 2.6 million seniors at a cost of over $26 billion every year.
Our board Certified Clinical Pharmacist Practitioners in collaboration with physicians and other providers:
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Assess appropriateness of all medications including dose and dosing regimen to optimize
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medication therapy
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Screen for medication side effects and/or adverse effects
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Identify duplication of therapy, unnecessary therapy or additional therapies needed
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Reinforce the importance of taking medications as prescribed, identify adherence concerns and ways to simplify regimens
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Prescribing and deprescribing medications in accordance with consult or communicate recommendations with appropriate urgency of response to Primary Care Provider
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Provide patients with individualized personal medication records and medication action plans
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Order labs, referrals and schedule follow-up and Liaison with dispensing pharmacy to optimize
Our trained board certified clinical pharmacist practitioners help ensure that patients are taking their medications safely and effectively. They establish an essential first step of a patient-pharmacist relationship that supports engagement and effective communication with patients, families and caregivers throughout the process. The clinical pharmacist practitioners employ comprehensive medication therapy management through evidence-based clinical practice guidelines which include
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1) Collection of the necessary subjective and objective information about the patient in order to understand the relevant medical/medication history and clinical status of the patient.
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2) Assessment of the information collected and analyzation of the clinical effects of the patient’s therapy in the context of patient’s overall health goal in order to identify and prioritize problems and achieve optimal care.
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3) Development of an individualized patient- centered care plan that is evidence-based and cost-effective, in collaboration with other health care professionals and the patient or caregiver.
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4) Implementation of the care plan in collaboration with other health care professionals and the patient or caregiver.
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5) Follow up - monitor and evaluation of the effectiveness of the care plan and modifies the plan in collaboration with other health care professionals and the patient or caregiver as needed.
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6) Pharmacists successfully assess risk, disease prevention, and encourage patient adherence to therapy.
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Our Board Certified Clinical Pharmacist Practitioners will address Medication Therapy Management (MTM) issues in a compassionate, comprehensive and integrative manner utilizing a collaborative and coordinated approach. Emphasis is placed on the delivery of rational drug therapy, appropriate cost avoidance, decreased medical risk associated with medication therapy and promotion of health and wellness.
